Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-06-21

Far dt SdSttS SdiueLs
So the commissioners called on him to assure
him that all was well, and his convalescence
became speedy.
aWe couldn't duplicate Jack the world
over" Superintendent jackson said the other
| day. II don't think he knows what fear is.
His only fault is that about once a year he
will get on a spree, but during such spells he
was never known to resort to knives and pis-
tolls. Drunk or sober his weapons were al
ways his fists or q black thorn stick. Jack
is big hearted, gentle aud chivalrous. He is
always ready to take. care of girls, women
and babies. Sharpers and roughs have a
wholesome respect for him, you may be sure.
Heis not a boaster, either.
"One Monday morning some one told me
there had been a tremendous row at Jacks
door the day previous, II I went to see
about it. The sailors bother rs u good deal
sometimes, you know. What have you been
doing / asked angrily, that q row was
kicked up here yesterdayF
9 as0h, nottiin' much Jack replied. Il only
bate q couple sailors that were botherin' the
girls.'n
Sir Alfred Gooch was much interested in
Capt. Hussey about a year ago and asked the
Royal Humane society to give him a medal,
which was refused on the ground that the
brave fellow was not a British subject. aBe-
gorra,n said Jack, athey wouldn't give me a
medal because I'm an Irishman. When the
next Britisher tumbles into the say and bawls
for help Ill tell him to go to the ROYAL HUI
name society for 1t, I will"
Capt. Hussey has ten or o dozen medals
from American institutions. In 1874 con-
gress voted him a gold medal for bravery in
saving human beings from drowning. he is
30 years old, five feet eight inches high, and
weighs about 200 pounds. He has been an
employe of Castle Garden for the past ff-
teen years, for which position be vas recon-
niended by Hon. s. s. Cox. In war times he
was satchman Of some cotton warehouses
near his present residence in jackson street.
Cotton was extremely scarce asld valuable,
and his encounters with thieves were numer-
Gus. When arrested on his occasional sprees
1t required d platoon Of police to do it, as a
general thing, and his head is covered with
scars, the result OF numerous ARRAYS with
knights OF the locust.
Jack invariably signs the pledge after a
debauch, and Superintendent Jackson saws
he has never known him to breakit. He OBJ
ligates himself not to drink for. q term Of
months on a year, and when the interval has
expired he will Ego on a tear AT one t.a.a.e.
when reproached By the superintendent for
violating his pledge, Jack went to the trouble
of securing the affidavit of an nninterested
party to prove that the time was not covered
with his previous promise.
At one time Capt. Hussey was a boatfnan
on Lake Ontario and saved the life of his
captains daughter, whom he married. Mrs.
Hnssey is said to have a strong influence over
her husbands turbulent nature. They have
two sons and a daughter. The husbands
title came from mention that was made of
him in q song brought out by Harrigan and
Hart. At Castle Garden Capt. Hussey's most
dangerous though successful life saving ex-
ploit YVES the rescue ofa powerful Swede who
threw himself in the water with suicidal In
tent, and who fought his rescuer vigorously.